Grain-meter



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H. R. ALBRECHT.

GRAINMETER. No. 367,775. Patented Aug.- 9, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Orricia HENRY R. ALBRECHT, OF MOLINE, ILLINOIS.

GRAIN-METER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent; No. 367,775, dated August 9, 1887.

Application tiled-February 2, 1887. Serial 'No. $226,270. (No model.)

To (oZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY R. ALBRECHT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Moline, in the county of Rock Island, State-of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Grain-Meters, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

' This invention has relation to grain-meters; and the object is to provide a meter of the above class which will accurately, rapidly,and automatically weigh predetermined quantities of grain and deliver the same into any receptacle placed thereunder and automatically control the supply in accordance with its capacity to deliver the grain weighed.

\Vith these general objects in view, the invention consists in certain features of construction, hereinafter specified, and particularly pointed out in. the claims. I

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a grain-meter constructed in accordance with my invention,por-

tious thereof being shown in section, and Fi 2 is a perspective of the scale, bail, and beam.

Like letters indicate like parts in both figures of the drawings.

A represents the base, at each side of which are mounted standards A, connected at their tops by a platform, A",which is perforated, and supports a grain hopper or chute, A.

At a suitable distance from the-bottom, and rigidly secured to the standards A at each side of the frame-work, are brackets 13, pointed at their upper ends, forming the fulcra for the weighing-bail G and its beam 0, respectively. A suitable scale is formed on the beam G,npon which is mounted a movable weight, 0', provided with a set-screw for securing the weight at any graduation of the scale. A bracket, D, having suitable supports, 1), bolted to the base A, serves as a downward stop and support for the weight 0*, and is provided with a bail, D", for limiting the upward movement of said weight and beam. The bail. C is provided with journals 0 at its outer ends and is loosely mounted upon ashaft, E. Notches 0* in each arm of the bail are adapted to rest on the pointedbracket or fnlcrnm'B, at which point said bail is supported.

Upon the shaft E is loosely and rotatably mounted the graindrum F, divided in two.

compartments, F F, by the partition F, passing from the center to the periphery of said drum. At the lower end of the compartments F F are arranged hinged doors F, )rovided with rollers F adapted to come into contact with ways A" D, the former being formed at one end of the machine and the latter being formed in this instance as a portion of the supports D of the bracket D.

Fixed loosely upon the shaft E and radiating from one of its ends are rods G-, extending up above the drum and pivoted to rods G, the opposite ends of which are rigidly fixed to the pivots of shutters or valves G hinged to fixed shelves G in the hopper A, in which and above the shutters is arranged a deflector, A Upon the sides of the drum F and at suitable points are pins F", which project from the drum, so as to come into contact with the standards A and be embraced by catches F secured to the sides of the uprights or standards.

Having thus far described the construction, the operation is as follows: Taking the device as shown in Fig. 1that is, in a position where the compartment F has been filled and is delivering grain into the receptacle H, secured to the base A, which is perforated,pcrmittingcommunication from the drum through the base with said receptacle Hit will be seen that as this operation is progressing-na1nely, emptying grain from the compartment F into said receptacle-the partition F will have passed by the opening in the base A of the hopper A, and communication will be opened between said hopper and the compartment F", it being understood that the weight has been set upon the scale at the desired graduation-mark. The grain passes from the hopper into the compartment F" until the weight thereof is sufficient to cause the drum to drop vertically a sufficient distance to release a pin, F, from engagement with a latch, B, when said drum will swing upon its pivot until the opposite pin F comes into contact with the standard A and the drum reaches a point where the way D permits the door F to swing open by gravity, when the grain will pass from. said compartment F into the receptacle 1-1. This downward movement of the compartment F of the drum will cause the opposite compartment F thereof to swing on shalt I l untilits pin F comes into contact with the standard A, and by reason of the weight 0* the drum will rise until said pin passes up and is embraced by the latch F In the downward movement of the drum the rods (i, being pivoted to the shaft, will close the hinged shut ters G" together, as shown by dotted lines Xi, thus shutting oil the supply when the predetermined quantity as controlled by weight U has been delivered into either compartment.

II represents a table or shell. pivoted, as at H in this instance to the ln'aeketsupport D; and interposed between said shell" and one side of the receiver II is a coiled spring, I l, having a tendency to press the shell away from the side wall of the receiver.

Rigidly connected with. the pivot ol' the shell'is a rod, H, to which is pivoted a rod, II, extending; up above the hopper A, and pivotally connected with a rod, H, rigidly iixed to a cut-oil, Il pivoted at H in the supply-pipe of the hopper or chute, which supply pipe leads from any grain-receptacle. It will now be seen that should the grain accumulate within the receiver II faster than it is passed through into any receptacle placed thereunder, the weight ol' the surplus grain will cause the table II" to move toward the wall of said receiver and draw on the rods H II" and close the cut-off Il and by reason of its pivot being a distance from one wall of the supplypipe the supply is but partially cut oil or re duced in quantity. Now, when the grain has passed from the receiver II into any reccp tacle thereunder, and the table ceases to be pressed by the weight of said grain, the spring II will cause it to resume its normal position, as shown, which action will return the rods H H. II" to their normal position and cause the cut-olTto be opened or thrown down, as shown. 7

In the rising movement of the drum F the weight will be caused to assume the position shown by reason of the bail Cbeing l'nlcru med upon the brackets 13 at each side of the apparatus. Ihis downward movement of the weight is arrested when it comes into contact with the bracket D, thus preventing any sudden jar of the apparatus or strain upon the bail, fulcra, or scale-beam. \Vhen the compartment I?" is filled, the bail and scale-beam are elevated, and its upward movement is arrested by the limiting-bail D mounted on the bracket D. It is understood that the supports for the bracket D, theuprights or standards A, and the way A are duplicated upon the opposite sides of the apparatus, as may also be the rods for limiting and controlling the supply of grain, if necessary.

At the left of Fig. 1 I have shown a modification of the cut-oil mechanism. In this in stance I extend the rod ll beyond its pivot and provide the same with a weight, it being understood that the cutoff If is pivoted at its center. 3y this arrangement the spring II is done away with, and a stop is arranged above the arm ll".

Having described my invention and its operation, what I claim is 1. In a grain-n1etcr,tl1e combination of a bail and drum mounted upon a shaft, said bail being fulcrumed upon a bracket mounted upon the base and provided with a scale-beam at its forward end, and pins arranged upon said drum, in combination with latches connected to the framework and opening downward to receive the pins upon the drum, sulr stantially as specified.

2. The combination of the hopper A, the drum F, and the receiver II, with the table II, having the interposed spring ll", hinged as at II", the rods ill. H", and ll, and the cutoff Il hinged at ill, substantially as speci lied.

The combination ol'lhe drum F, having the stops F, with the uprights A, provided with downwardly-opening latches hand with the shalt E, bail C, and l'ulera '13, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I alliyv inysignaturc in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY ALBRECHT. \Vitnesses:

JOHN DOWNING, M. H. GRIFFITH. 

